Enthesophytes are relatively common in older people. The study explained that cases of enthesophytes poking out of the external occipital protuberance are rare in the medical literature.

They believe the growth of a "external occipital protuberance" has become more frequent because we spend so much time on our phones.

Last week the media was briefly focused on the external occipital protuberance, a fancy name for a bony bump at the back of the head.